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Genetic diversity of sheep breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy assessed by mitochondrial DNA and nuclear polymorphisms (SNPs).
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2011
Pariset Lorraine, Mariotti Marco, Gargani Maria, Joost Stephane, Negrini Riccardo, Perez Trinidad, Bruford Michael, Ajmone Marsan Paolo, Valentini Alessio
Abstract excerpt
We employed mtDNA and nuclear SNPs to investigate the genetic diversity of sheep breeds of three countries of the Mediterranean basin: Albania, Greece, and Italy. In total, 154 unique mtDNA haplotypes were detected by means of D-loop sequence analysis. The major nucleotide diversity was observed in Albania. We identified haplogroups, A, B, and C in Albanian and Greek samples, while Italian individuals clustered...
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